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Norway’s Arctic Policy
Geopolitics, Security and Identity in the High North
9781035306626 Edward Elgar Publishing
Offering a concise and coherent look at geopolitics and security in the Arctic, this book analyses how the High North has become central to the security interaction between NATO and Russia, and between China and the United States. Featuring contributions from top scholars in the field, this insightful it also highlights the key issues surrounding the formation of Norwegian foreign and security policy in the north.
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Offering a concise and coherent look at geopolitics and security in the Arctic, this book analyses how the High North has become central to the security interaction between NATO and Russia, and between China and the United States.
Featuring contributions from top scholars in the field, the book highlights the key issues relating to the formation of Norwegian foreign and security policy in the North. Chapters examine security issues surrounding Svalbard, and how the Arctic has become integral to Norwegian security, regional development, and identity politics. Overall, this book presents a comprehensive examination of Norway’s approach to foreign policy and security issues in an area of immense strategic and ecological responsibility.
With an introductory statement from the former Foreign Minister of Norway, this book will be essential reading for academics and students of European politics, human geography, international relations, Nordic studies, and political geography and geopolitics. It will also be beneficial for government officials and security personnel working on Arctic issues, and in Nordic countries and Northern Europe.
Featuring contributions from top scholars in the field, the book highlights the key issues relating to the formation of Norwegian foreign and security policy in the North. Chapters examine security issues surrounding Svalbard, and how the Arctic has become integral to Norwegian security, regional development, and identity politics. Overall, this book presents a comprehensive examination of Norway’s approach to foreign policy and security issues in an area of immense strategic and ecological responsibility.
With an introductory statement from the former Foreign Minister of Norway, this book will be essential reading for academics and students of European politics, human geography, international relations, Nordic studies, and political geography and geopolitics. It will also be beneficial for government officials and security personnel working on Arctic issues, and in Nordic countries and Northern Europe.
Critical Acclaim
‘This compilation of perspectives on Norway’s High North policy provides excellent insight into its development and evolution, tracing the impact of changing foreign policy dynamics over several decades. The various descriptions of specific challenges, from Svalbard to China, from fisheries to NATO relationships, all shed light on the progression of the domestic and foreign policies grouped under Norway’s High North agendas. Given the upcoming transition of the Arctic Policy Chairmanship from Russia to Norway, this book is particularly timely and helpful to those who seek to understand Norway’s place in the world, as well as in the region.’
– Fran Ulmer, Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, US
‘As this timely book explains, Norway is required by geography to cooperate with Russia while knowing that Russian military forces pose an existential threat. That delicate balance, between cooperation and conflict, is key to understanding the political and security dynamics of the Arctic as a whole.’
– Michael Byers, University of British Columbia, Canada
– Fran Ulmer, Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, US
‘As this timely book explains, Norway is required by geography to cooperate with Russia while knowing that Russian military forces pose an existential threat. That delicate balance, between cooperation and conflict, is key to understanding the political and security dynamics of the Arctic as a whole.’
– Michael Byers, University of British Columbia, Canada
Contributors
Contributors: Ingeborg Nortvedt Bjur, Anders Christoffer Edstrøm, Karen-Anna Eggen, Gørild M. Heggelund, Paal Sigurd Hilde, Alf Håkon Hoel, Øystein Jensen, Ingrid Agnete Medby, Arild Moe, Andreas Østhagen, Torbjørn Pedersen, Svein Vigeland Rottem, Odd Gunnar Skagestad, Ine Eriksen Søreide, Beate Steinveg, Iselin Stensdal
Contents
Contents:
1 Introduction: Norway’s strategic priority 1
Andreas Østhagen
PART I SITUATING NORWAY IN THE NORTH
2 Norway in a changing High North 16
Ine Eriksen Søreide
PART II FOREIGN POLICY AND SECURITY
3 Geopolitics and increased tension? The art of
differentiating between political dynamics in the Arctic 23
Andreas Østhagen and Svein Vigeland Rottem
4 Security policy, Russia, and the High North 38
Ingeborg Nortvedt Bjur, Karen-Anna Eggen, and
Paal Sigurd Hilde
5 Norway’s flawed nordområdene policy 56
Torbjørn Pedersen and Odd Gunnar Skagestad
PART III ISSUES AND TOPICS IN NORWAY’S HIGH NORTH
6 Sea, fish, and resource management in the High North 66
Alf Håkon Hoel
7 Svalbard and the surrounding seas – new foreign
policy challenges for Norway? 78
Arild Moe and Øystein Jensen
8 The ‘new superpower’: what are China’s intentions
in the Arctic? 96
Anders Christoffer Edstrøm, Iselin Stensdal, and
Gørild M. Heggelund
9 Norwegian High North narratives and identity
construction in the North 110
Beate Steinveg and Ingrid Agnete Medby
index
1 Introduction: Norway’s strategic priority 1
Andreas Østhagen
PART I SITUATING NORWAY IN THE NORTH
2 Norway in a changing High North 16
Ine Eriksen Søreide
PART II FOREIGN POLICY AND SECURITY
3 Geopolitics and increased tension? The art of
differentiating between political dynamics in the Arctic 23
Andreas Østhagen and Svein Vigeland Rottem
4 Security policy, Russia, and the High North 38
Ingeborg Nortvedt Bjur, Karen-Anna Eggen, and
Paal Sigurd Hilde
5 Norway’s flawed nordområdene policy 56
Torbjørn Pedersen and Odd Gunnar Skagestad
PART III ISSUES AND TOPICS IN NORWAY’S HIGH NORTH
6 Sea, fish, and resource management in the High North 66
Alf Håkon Hoel
7 Svalbard and the surrounding seas – new foreign
policy challenges for Norway? 78
Arild Moe and Øystein Jensen
8 The ‘new superpower’: what are China’s intentions
in the Arctic? 96
Anders Christoffer Edstrøm, Iselin Stensdal, and
Gørild M. Heggelund
9 Norwegian High North narratives and identity
construction in the North 110
Beate Steinveg and Ingrid Agnete Medby
index
